* A teenager in Alabama is on track to be the youngest lawyer in that state’s history. Hollywood should turn this lawyer’s story into “Doogie Howser, JD”… [NBC News]
* Attorneys for Michael Flynn have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus asking that the judge overseeing his case be recused. [Fox News]
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* Singer John Legend “sang” the praises of a candidate seeking a district attorney’s office. [Oregonian]
* Workers at McDonald’s have sued the company for an allegedly insufficient response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [NBC News]
* The NCAA has lost a major antitrust lawsuit, which could open the way for college athletes to receive more compensation. As a Division Three athlete myself, I was happy to just get meal money… [USA Today]
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Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].